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👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Nenad Mijatovic! 🤖As Chief AI and Data Scientist at Alstom, Nenad brings m...
08/28/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Nenad Mijatovic! 🤖

As Chief AI and Data Scientist at Alstom, Nenad brings more than 25 years of international experience driving optimization, data science, machine learning and AI across the telecom and mobility sectors. His solutions run in rugged, high-stakes environments where reliability is non-negotiable, improving efficiency, cutting maintenance costs and strengthening operations. đźš„
He is equally committed to growing the people around him, building teams that share knowledge and tackle a broad range of problem domains. We look forward to his hands-on technical perspective. 🚀

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Bijoy Sagar! 🤝As Global CIO and Digital Transformation Officer at Bayer, B...
08/25/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Bijoy Sagar! 🤝

As Global CIO and Digital Transformation Officer at Bayer, Bijoy advances the company’s vision of “health for all, hunger for none” through AI, data and digital technology across pharmaceuticals, consumer health and agtech. His work sits at the intersection of business strategy, AI and operational ex*****on. 🤖

He serves on the board of Monsanto, sits on SAP’s Executive Advisory Board, and is the founder of three technology innovators. With three decades of transformation experience, he helps organizations turn AI into visible competitive advantage. We are excited to welcome him. 🚀

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Lambert Hogenhout! 🌍As Chief Data and AI at the United Nations, Lambert le...
08/25/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Lambert Hogenhout! 🌍

As Chief Data and AI at the United Nations, Lambert leads data, AI, privacy and responsible technology across the UN Secretariat. He co-chaired the working groups behind the UN System’s principles for the ethical use of AI and its principles on personal data protection, and created Unite Academy, a data-literacy program that has trained more than 6,000 staff. 🧠

An author, keynote speaker and Certified Data Privacy Professional, he brings 20+ years of turning AI strategy into responsible practice at global scale. His perspective will be invaluable to our community. ✨

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Dr. Ravi Pendse! 🎓As Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at ...
08/25/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Dr. Ravi Pendse! 🎓

As Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at the University of Michigan, Ravi leads at the scale of one of the world’s leading research institutions. A self-described servant leader, he believes it is the team that delivers, and he excels at recruiting, developing and inspiring people toward shared goals. 🧠

He is also an award-winning educator and scholar, with research spanning the Internet of Things, cybersecurity and emerging technologies. His higher-education lens adds real depth to our board. ✨

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, H.E. Professor Hassan B. Diab! 🌍An academic, engineer and statesman, Profe...
08/20/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, H.E. Professor Hassan B. Diab! 🌍

An academic, engineer and statesman, Professor Diab served as the 26th President of Lebanon’s Council of Ministers and became the first Prime Minister in the MENA region to form a cabinet with 30 percent female ministers. As Minister of Education and Higher Education, he introduced a new higher education law and a national community service program. 🎓

He served for over thirteen years as Vice President of the American University of Beirut and as Professor of Computer Engineering. A Chartered Engineer and IET Fellow with more than 150 publications and 220 keynote speeches, he brings a lifelong commitment to education reform and youth empowerment. ✨

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Ganesh Ramakrishnan! 🤝As Chief Information and Transformation Officer at M...
08/19/2026

👋 Welcome to the CAIO Connect Advisory Board, Ganesh Ramakrishnan! 🤝

As Chief Information and Transformation Officer at ManpowerGroup, Ganesh has spent more than three decades reimagining how large, complex enterprises operate. He is known for bringing people, process, technology and data together into “fusion teams,” and for taking on the challenges most leaders avoid: the decentralized business, the legacy platform, the team that has not yet realized its potential. 🤖

Having led across India, the UK, Singapore and continental Europe, he brings a global lens on technology governance, cyber risk and operating-model modernization. We are proud to have his guidance as we build the trusted network for Chief AI Officers. 🚀

08/17/2026

How can fintech deploy AI agents at scale while protecting consumers and meeting strict regulations?

Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Manoj Mathew, CTO & CRO at LendingUSA, on AI’s impact on lending, customer service, fraud detection, risk modeling, and financial inclusion.

Manoj shares four principles for responsible AI: decisions must be reversible, outcomes clearly defined, decisions explainable, and accountability assigned to one senior leader.

The conversation also explores AI-powered call centers, empathy in customer interactions, serving underbanked customers, synthetic data, open-source AI, fraud detection, and the future of banking.

Watch Now- https://youtu.be/LSjRbceY0Ok

08/17/2026

How can enterprises move from AI experimentation to real-world transformation while protecting security, governance, and trust?

Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai, about deploying AI agents responsibly at scale.

The conversation explores AI governance, cybersecurity, shadow AI, ROI, change management, software development, and the evolving role of the Chief AI Officer.

Because successful AI transformation isn’t just about adopting technology—it’s about rethinking how people, processes, and organizations work around it.

Discover what it takes to turn AI ambition into responsible enterprise transformation.

Watch Now- https://youtu.be/AsV8UxnWb1E

08/17/2026

AI is transforming how the world’s largest restaurant companies operate. 🍔🤖

On the Chief AI Officer Podcast, Sanjay Puri speaks with Karthik, Director of Data Strategy, MDM & Data Governance at Yum! Brands, about deploying AI across 65,000+ restaurants in 120+ countries.

From AI-powered drive-throughs and self-healing systems to hyper-personalized customer experiences, discover how AI is reshaping restaurants, franchise operations, governance, and automation.

The biggest challenge? Scaling AI may depend less on technology and more on access to clean, usable data.

Watch Now- https://youtu.be/DXASSfIiKBs

08/17/2026

How do you secure AI agents without slowing innovation?

Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri sits down with Krista Arndt, Associate CISO at St. Luke’s University Health Network, to explore secure AI adoption in healthcare. From identity and data loss prevention to governance, shadow AI, HIPAA modernization, and non-human identities, Krista shares practical strategies for Chief AI Officers.

The conversation highlights why cybersecurity, culture, and responsible governance are essential to building trustworthy AI—and why security leaders are becoming business leaders in the AI era.

Watch Now- https://youtu.be/bTeVFa7trpE

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